The bracket for the 2025 Seneca Shipyard Showdown boys basketball holiday tournament has been released, opening with two games for each of the 16 teams in attendance.

Marquette Academy pulled away with a shutout second quarter and cruised to a strong finish in its 53-32 conference opener victory at Seneca on Friday night.

Jameson Hill made 3 of 4 free throws in the final 32 seconds Friday to help LaSalle-Peru top Morris 29-23

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Herscher faced Reed-Custer and Bishop McNamara played St. Anne at the Herscher Thanksgiving Tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025.

The Hall boys basketball team held off a late burst from Newark in Tuesday's late game of the Huskers Hardwood Tip-Off Tournament to open the season with a 54-40 victory.

Coal City got 17 points from Carter Nicholson in a 44-39 win over Gardner-South Wilmington and Morris fell to Southland Prep in the Coal City/Manteno Thanksgiving Tournament

Here is a look at the boys basketball teams in the Herald-News area for the 2025-26 season

Seneca High School on Monday announced the hiring of Nathaniel Meiss as the Fighting Irish's next head varsity boys basketball coach.

Seneca head boys basketball coach Russ Witte announced late last week he'll be retiring from coaching to spend more time with his family.